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On 5/17/2022 at 12:33 PM, se7ens said:

Ugh, my bad. I did not even see this was in the boys forum. Thats a tough break with both positions opening up at the same time. 

 

With that said, my summary of the girls' program translates to the boys' side pretty accurately. 

Coach Watson didn’t coach last year. Derek Robinson was the girls coach. 

The bourbon that Mark Stoops has bought into is pretty gross. Think it’s calls W.M. Tarr.

19 hours ago, jvdfc said:

The worst bourbon?  Kessler!  Had me hollering for Earl I'll tell ya.  

Technically Kessler is not a bourbon. It’s a blended whisky. 

Congratulations to Coach Levitch and the Mustangs! 

23 minutes ago, Chip said:

The 10th could play at Covington Turners, Augusta’s Gym, or the KFC Yum! Center…Don’t think anyone is beating GRC. 

Scott’s AD clearly misspoke…give the guy a break.

It’s a “travesty” that’s it’s being moved this year but not when it’s at GRC/MoCo? 
 

Back to the hot met/popcorn talk.

No travesty at all when it’s the 40th turn and they host it at a 40th school. 

5 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

 

Cheerleaders, staff, concession workers do not sit in the stands. There are very few passes for tournament games. Yes, the bands take up seats. The stated attendance should be very close to the actual attendance.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong. Capacity numbers done by a fire marshal not only county seats, but standing room as well. 
I ask this because I know GRC’s gym actually has fewer seats than Montgomery County’s gym, but the capacity is much larger because of the standing room. 
Maybe I’ve been misinformed. 

49 minutes ago, allsport71 said:

The $4500 number is not correct, Holmes will get concessions. 

So Holmes is giving up their gym/their electricity/custodial staff for nothing?

34 minutes ago, I gotta go to work said:

On the podcast mentioned earlier in the thread, The ADs looked at the attendance from the last 5 years of the 10th region tournament and not a single session was larger than 2,500. The 5,600 that was in 2009 mentioned earlier was the night of the 9th/10th doubleheader championship. Before that it was in 2007 when the attendance was above that 3,000 number. 

Those numbers are paid attendees. It doesn’t take into consideration the pass list, bands, cheerleaders, support staff, concession workers, etc. I can promise you there were more than 2,500 people in the gym for the Finals at GRC in 2020. 

30 minutes ago, mcpapa said:

Regarding the 37th's prerogative to host every four years, I believe I've made my position known.  I just wish the schools in that district had a facility worthy of hosting.  It's a sad situation.

It's not so much that Taylor Mill and Alexandria are the big city.  But a lot of folks there seem to think that being close to Cincinnati makes it so; and they're definitely more urban than schools in the other three districts of the 10th.  This becomes particularly evident when looking at scheduling.  As a teachable moment. let's compare Scott and Mason County's away out-of-region schedules.

Scott - Conner, Highlands, Mason County (tournament, not a regional game),  Dixie, Holmes, Lloyd, Rowan County (at Fleming County), Boone County, Ryle and Cooper.

Mason County - Rowan County, Fleming County, Pikeville (tournament), Ryle, Owensboro (tournament), Dixie, Rockcastle County, Boyle County and Scott County).  Every trip save Rowan (40 miles) and Fleming (20 miles) are well over an hour away.

rjs, it's the nature of the beast.  Out in the hinterlands, folks have to travel to fill out a schedule.  In the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, it's optional.

 

 

Agree with the bold statement 1000%. It’s always been that way. Seems as if folks in that area are embarrassed to be from Kentucky. 

On 1/13/2022 at 4:27 PM, theguru said:

It sure looks that way Deuce.

I wonder if maybe Coach Foley applied some other places and the word got back to Mr. Barber?

I know he applied for a position that was just filled this past week. 

1 hour ago, 4 Quarters said:

Who do believe are the 3 yes votes?

 

I predict it’s a 4-0 vote. 

6 minutes ago, brooksville said:

2019 - 10th Region Semifinals. 
Over or under 3,000? 

I’d love to see a picture from the semifinals and final from 2020 at GRC as well.

Coach Caba comes to Montgomery County from Georgetown College. 
 

2 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

No one was going to go when it was held in NKY in 2009 either...

I went every night that year and I live in the 40th district.

We shall see, friend. I think the fact that it’s being held out of region will really tick off some of the traditionalists and they’ll “protest.”

22 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

Is this no chance at Holmes capacity being big enough for the 10th region tourney in these instances? Those numbers are public record and it is definitely big enough. 

And you’re probably right, it would be big enough because no one would go! 

21 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

Is this no chance at Holmes capacity being big enough for the 10th region tourney in these instances? Those numbers are public record and it is definitely big enough. 

The “public record” numbers are for the number of tickets sold, right?

33 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

Bummer, can't. Has to be held at a site big enough to hold the average attendance. Luckily for the 37th, Holmes is plenty big to hold the usual 10th region tournament crowd though. 

Quarter-finals, yes.

Semi-finals, doubtful.

Finals, no chance. 

4 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

I don't understand why the 37th or any other District would complain about the travel when most of these teams travel all over the state to play.

And teams get a travel stipend during the regional tournament for 1 bus. 

I’ve awoken today with a new attitude on this. 
If the 37th district AD’s want to have the regional tournament at Holmes in March, I say do it. I would never wish ill will on anyone when it comes to high school athletics, but I’m afraid many of us will be able to say, “told you so” in late March. 
My concern will then turn to the small schools in the region that will struggle to fund their non-revenue teams during the 2022-23 school year. 
Good luck to those involved. 

22 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

Does Mason Co. supply it to them for free or do they charge rental like Holmes does? If they break even regardless they might as well save themselves the trip.

I’m sure Mason County takes a cut from the ticket sales. @sumoroyalmight be able to help with the costs of game personnel. 
However, when you have more people walking through the door that cut becomes pocket change. 
The crowds are not going to be as big at Holmes as they are at Mason Co/Montgomery Co/GRC. That’s the concern I have for the schools in the Region. 

1 hour ago, 4 Quarters said:

It's hard to believe that one District can move the Regional Tournament to their desired location.

They’re the ones that have to operate it and pay for everything. I’m guessing Holmes isn’t giving their facility up for free/providing security for free/providing game workers (ticket takers, bookkeeper/PA, etc.) for free. 
Yes, all of that comes from ticket sales, but their profit is going to be minimal in my opinion if it’s held at Holmes. 

34 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

What District will vote for this other than the 37th?  To me this does not look like a valid debate.

The only people that “vote” are the 4 Athletic Directors of the 37th district. There have been lots of behind the scene discussions prior to this past Wednesday’s meeting. This didn’t just come out of the blue. I’m guessing they have 3 Yes votes. 

43 minutes ago, Czar said:

He’s referring to Joe Chirico. 

That’s not the name I’m hearing. Name I’m hearing is currently in the college ranks. 

11 minutes ago, DearToday said:

If rumors are true it’s a home run hire. Coach is 1-1 at state. 

Person I’m hearing has no high school experience. 

My two cents:

I’ve been in favor of doing the following rotation ever since GRC built their new facility: Mason Co, GRC, Mason Co, Montgomery Co. 
 

On the financial end of things, it makes no sense to host the 10th Region Tournament at Holmes. The only people that care about 10th Region sports in northern KY are the people from the 4 schools in that area. That’s not the case with the 3 schools in my rotation. 
Remember, schools count on their basketball regional tournament cuts to operate their non-revenue sports. I don’t see their cuts being quite the same if the tournament is held at Holmes. 
 

I’ve always wondered why Campbell County didn’t build a larger gym when they built their high school….